JUST IN: President Trump Leaves Open the Possibility of Pardoning Michael Flynn…Why Not?

Dec 15, 2017

A President never rules out anything when it comes to pardons and President Trump shouldn't rule it out either.Clinton pardoned mega crook Marc Rich and Obama pardoned terrorists and army spies.. Those were very serious criminals – pic.twitter.com/yxv6uGlLvU

Trump also refused to say when he learned that his former national security adviser lied to the FBI, the crime for which he pleaded guilty.

“You know the answer,” Trump said. “How many times has that question been asked?”

Later Friday, White House lawyer Ty Cobb said a pardon of Flynn was not on the table.

“No — there is no consideration at the White House of pardoning Michael Flynn,” Cobb said in an email to The Hill.

Early this month, Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into whether the Trump campaign cooperated with Russia’s election-meddling effort in 2016. His guilty plea is a troubling sign for Trump and the White House as the investigation continues.